When buyers come here to Jamestown, Tennessee to look at horse properties near the Big South Fork National Park, they may see as many as 10 or 12 properties in a day. It all starts to run together, no matter how good your notes, and it's hard to remember what you saw where.
On a cold, raw, rainy day, I decided to sit down and modify the standard checklist that realtors often provide to help their customers analyze the properties that they have seen. There are three columns; the first identifies the evaluation item. The second rates it on a scale of 1-10 and the third provides a space for comments.
The Big South Fork is a destination for trail riders so the first thing a buyer would want to consider is LOCATION and PROXIMITY TO TRAILS. The next consideration is whether the property has SUFFICIENT ACREAGE for the number of horses. Whether it is LEVEL and whether it is wooded or has CLEARED PASTURE is a big factor, as is whether or not it is FENCED.
Riders need to assess the EASE OF ACCESS for their horse trailer and just where the TRAILER PARKING will be. They will want to know if there is an RV/LQ HOOKUP for guests who will want to visit and to ride with them. They will be very interested in knowing which property has a BARN and HOW MANY STALLS it has, and whether it has STALL MATS. They will want to make sure that it has a CROSSTIE AREA area where a horse can be tacked up and where a farrier or a vet can work. They'll look around to see if there's a WASH RACK for hosing off a muddy horse.
They'll want to know if there's a TACK ROOM, and having an area for HAY STORAGE is going to be very important.
They should also assess each property in light of its RESTRICTIONS and whether there is a HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, with its annual dues.
And that's before they've even gotten to the house!
For information about Big South Fork real estate or horse properties in Jamestown, Tennessee, go to www.trailridersrealestate.com
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